Paradigm Studio 20 v3 vs. B&W 705

[Aric M L]

I would, hands down, take the 705's I jsut listened to both and thought the Paradigms underperformed in every category, even if only a little. The 705's IMO really are a better speaker

[N. Abstentia]

I simply couldn't justify why the B&W's cost twice as much, I actually liked them both but I really preferred the 'alive' sound of the Studio's as opposed to the 'dark, laid back' sound of the B&W's. I like my speakers to be a little more forward, with vocals and instruments in your face and the Studio's made that happen where the B&W's just kind of took everything down a notch. It's more personal preference, but I much preferred the Paradigm Studio's.

[Peter Duminy]

A couple of interesting reviews here. For the B&W 705:

http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/204bw/

and for the Paradigm Studio 20 model:

http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/p...tudio20_v3.htm

"You pays your money - you takes your choice".

[RGA]

A couple of interesting reviews here. For the B&W 705:

http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/204bw/

and for the Paradigm Studio 20 model:

http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/p...tudio20_v3.htm

"You pays your money - you takes your choice".

It is obvious that Stereophile reviewers read AA because so many people complain about the lack of driver integration with B&W speakers -- so this review surprise surprise goes out of its way to note the seamless (chuckle chuckle) integration of the Metal tweeter with the Kevlar woofer. Man I wonder which B&W employee told the reviewers what to say. What an embarrassing state the high end is in -- I notice they never talked about the LACK of integration on the prior models - I wonder why that is? Not that any of this in itself is a deal breaker - I like the CDM 1SE and NT even though there was and is a clear audible gap between the drivers simply because the competitores I heard had similar or worse problems -- but the Dane 52 does not and is cheaper.